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Aspiring and established writers who are interested in creative writing are invited to the Wilson College 2024 Creative Writing Colloquium Saturday, February 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Brooks Science Center auditorium at Wilson College. This annual event, hosted by the English and Master’s in Humanities programs, welcomes writers to a day of immersive learning, insightful discussions, and inspiring connections.

This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Wilson College invites the community to join a powerful presentation on "Centering Love, Healing, and Liberation in Our Social Justice Work." The event, featuring interdisciplinary researcher and a scholar-practitioner Durryle Brooks, Ph.D., will take place on Monday, January 15 from 5 to 6 p.m. in Alumnae Chapel, Thomson Hall at Wilson College. The event is free and open to the public.

By Morgan Faith '24

Wilson College students have been taking advantage of the resources, tools, financial aid, and study abroad trips that the college has to offer. One equine studies student, Kendi Long '26, has taken advantage of her time at Wilson and applied for the Joan M. Thuebel ‘52 Earthwatch Prize that changed her life for the better.

The Earthwatch Program

Wilson College will host a senior capstone exhibition for Simone Hawkins at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, December 19, at Bogigian Gallery in Lortz Hall at Wilson College. The exhibition will continue through January 19, 2024.

by Morgan Faith '24

The fall semester is quickly approaching its end while students like me are preparing to work their butts off studying for exams and designing final projects.  

Anybody else feeling panicked or stressed?  

One semester left, and then graduation in May. Crazy, right? 

In moments of distress, I wonder what the heck I am going to do with my life after I graduate from Wilson.  

Evidence In Motion (EIM) proudly announces a groundbreaking partnership with Wilson College to launch graduate degree programs catering to the burgeoning demand in health care professions. The collaboration will offer aspiring professionals the opportunity to pursue degrees in Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD), and Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP). 

Wilson College faculty and staff were featured poetry readers at the First Friday Reading Series at Ragged Edge Coffeeshop in Gettysburg. The readers included Michael Cornelius, Professor of English; Matthew McBride, Professor of English; Joy Merchant, Academic Support Center Administrative Assistant; Joshua Legg, MFA Program Director; and Michael Bloomford, Academic Support Center Directorr. We all know how talented they are so it's great to see them share their work off campus.

Wilson has received a $4,000 grant from the Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation (TERF) for scholarships for students pursuing equine or animal-related majors.  

  On July 20, 2023, Wilson College received notification of the Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation (TERF) intent to support scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year. Scholarship recipients include three students, Alexis Knowles ‘24, Victoria Cooper ‘24, and Rebecca Galvin ‘24.   

Fall 2023 Enrollment Is Second Highest in College’s History 

Wilson College announced today that it has reached the second highest total enrollment in its history, with 1,555 enrolled students at the Fall 2023 Census. The figure represents a 14 percent increase over Fall 2022 enrollment and the highest enrollment since before the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Faculty and staff at Wilson College are presenting some of the latest and most interesting topics at the event known as Common Hour.